You all made my day so glad to see you guys I'm 82 enjoy your podcast so much wishing you both happy holidays and God Bless you both Pauline b from Tennessee
Thank you for all the inspiration, humour, company, advice and time that you take for your channel. It has been a delight waiting for an episode to pop up, sit with a pot of tea -Earl Grey, and knit along to you. I have a full library on ravelry that I will never have the time left in this life to knit, but looking at it makes me so happy, so many clever people and artist colours. Best wishes from Em in the UK.In case you didnt guess by the teapot and spelling of grey!❤😊
Love, ❤, Love Mr. Ballen Studios. He recently finished a live tour in your part of the world. I think it would be cool to meet him. Love you guys more!!! ❤ You're the best part of my weekend!!!!
Hi Kevin & Ray, I absolutely love your podcast! I’m sure you’ll get more comfortable working with DPNs as time goes on. As for me, while I’m not quite sure how to do the magic loop, I’m very comfortable using DPNs and circular needles-just not regular straight ones. Wishing you both a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year!
I am watching your podcast just now and my budgie Sky is flying around and when Skylor was chirping quite loudly Sky was joining in, made me laugh. 😅 Always enjoy your podcasts. Happy Holidays from Scotland.
Ray thx for the explanation on DK sock sizing with Kay's vanilla pattern. I chose to stay in the denial and anger phases, lol, when it didn't fit. I'm so glad you technically explained, SO HELPFUL. I'm moving along to acceptance phase. #patterngrief
I started binge watching all your. Shows from the beginning because I recently got a bigger screen tv. I’ve been watching you since Ep. 1. Today I looked up on Siri where your play on words for your title comes from. In Old European war battles. The two sides would halt the battle for each side to remove the dead and wounded from the battlefield. When each side was ready to resume fighting, they would fire 3 shots to indicate that their side had “guns at the ready.”
Hi Kevin , Ray and Skylar, Beautiful Christmas 🎄 Tree! Truly enjoy your inspiring podcast! Love hearing Skylar🐦 in the background! Happy you finished your class Ray! Merry Christmas 🎅 and Happy New Year to you and your family! Happy Knitting! 🧶
Merry Christmas to both of you! I'm working on my last knitted gift (a ribbed hat). Always down to the wire. I love listening to Mr. Ballen, strange, dark and mysterious. He's great. An ex navy seal.
Hello and Merry Christmas. I love your podcast. I am not in the holiday spirit either don’t feel bad. I have not decorated at all. BTW, I live in Rhode Island. I recently found your podcast and I am enjoying it very much. I’ve also purchase several skeins of yarn and it’s beautiful merry Christmas. I love the shawl that Ray is wearing
Happy Yuletide gentlemen!! Don't feel like it's just y'all. This Christmas blah is everywhere. For me Thankagiving was so late, and Texas has been hot. It's hard to get in the mood when it's 80. Here's to you to have a fabulous New Year. Blessings!!
Ray just want to thank you for talking about the 13th paladin series. I was just finishing up my latest audible “read” and started it right after your last podcast and I LOVE it. Btw the next time we run into each other remind me and I’ll tell you both a really good story of UFOs when I was a flight nurse out in Colorado 👽🛸
Yes to vacation house in RI! Check out the beach communties in Westerly and Charlestown (where I have a house). Dubrovnik is in Croatia ;) Accent on the 2nd sylllable. Happy Christmas!
I understand Kevin’s feeling of being overwhelmed by all of the things I want to make. I just decided to make a list of the many things I want right now, put them all in a jar and had my husband draw one out; takes the pressure off of having to decide. Happy Holidays to all.
I am sure that Skylar said the words Secret Santa and also said it’s a secret lol. I enjoy watching MrBallen and I agree it is dark and disturbing but it is great if you are into it but not for everyone. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 😊
Nope it’s not just y’all. I’m not into the Christmas spirit this year either. I’ve had a few very close friends given horrible health news so I’m very eh and into praying 🙏 a lot 😢😢🙏✝️🙏✝️ Oh that hat Ray knitted was beautiful 🧶👏🏻👍🏻 Love notes that Kevin knit was so lovely too. Those kiddos will love their presents 👍🏻🧶🥰🥰 At least you finished what you needed to do for Christmas. 🎄 I hope the two of you have a wonderful blessed Christmas
When my grandkids got older we had an us only day. As a retired RN I couldn’t always get to the weekend parties. We went wherever that child chose. Very expensive lol. Most fun in my life!
Ajax hat is awesome, Ray! But Southern Hemisphere summer solstice really doesn't lend itself to knitted gifts. Gotta say I prefer Ranunculus over Lovenote, I like less open lace, but nice yarn effect, Kevin
Great episode. I like true crime podcasts and mysteries. What I don't mess with is paranormal stuff. Stories so freaky they had to call Ed & Lorraine Warren. The poltergeist at 966 Lindley Street in Bridgeport November of 1974. That was 50 years ago, and I still won't walk past that house.
I am right there with you, it doesn’t feel like Christmas this year. I’ve tired all the things & nothing is helping. I guess it’s a Bah Hum Bug year. 😉
Blessed yule!! I agree with Ray, NO tequila!! I had my first and only fight under the influence of tequila, a guy said something off color toward my bff, so I punched him. I also agree don't block the hat, they feel so much more smooshy when they're not blocked. Dubrovnik, a city in Croatia. (due-brov-nick... Or with a strong Russian accent da-brov-nick and remember to roll that R!) 😂😂😂 Like many of the other commenters said, it just doesn't feel Christmassy this year. But have an awesome holiday season with your families!!! The kids are going to love everything!! OMG LOVE John B Allen!! He's such a great storyteller!!! I don't consider him that dark, but then again, I worked the thin gold line for 32 years.
I'm not in the spirit either but that will change. I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay! Sorry couldn't help it! Does Schuyler love your tree 🌲? Wonderful FO s! Great cabled hat! Beautiful sweater and cute stuffies! Dying to see your dying! Cool! I haven't started my socks but I peeked anyway! I like the knitwear you are sporting! Always glad to see you are so good at breaking the bank! Happy Chrismakkah! Enjoy! 🧶🧶🎄🎅🎄🧶🧶
Hi Kevin and Ray. Does Skyler sit in your Christmas tree? That would be so fun. I love birds❤. I can't have a budgie cos I have a cat and am supposing the two would not get on. Ie one would eat the other😂 and my flat is tiny. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to two of my favourite youtubers ❤❤❤
Merry Christmas Boyz! Thanks for a year's worth of fun and fiber inspiration. See ya at Vogue? Knit in good heath and Happy New Year. xx, @Professor Purl
I suggest the Podcast Morbid with Ash and Alania if you like Mr. Ballen. I also think at the start of the New Year they will be posting video versions of the podcast instead of just audio.
I’m knitting my 7th gift emotional chickens last one for baby who arrived yesterday 21/12/24 better get a move on & stop watching vlogs Have a great Christmas guys Thank You for 2024 vlogs Huge big virtual hug 💙💙🎄
You all made my day so glad to see you guys I'm 82 enjoy your podcast so much wishing you both happy holidays and God Bless you both Pauline b from Tennessee
I really enjoyed listening to Skylar in the background. Such a happy bird! Merry Christmas xo
Have a gentle holiday….enjoy your family. Your gift knitting is incredible. Onward to 2025 and knitting for yourselves.
Lots of nice makes today. Thank you! Have a great Christmas with your families. Love you guys. ❤️🎄❤️
Thank you for all the inspiration, humour, company, advice and time that you take for your channel. It has been a delight waiting for an episode to pop up, sit with a pot of tea -Earl Grey, and knit along to you. I have a full library on ravelry that I will never have the time left in this life to knit, but looking at it makes me so happy, so many clever people and artist colours. Best wishes from Em in the UK.In case you didnt guess by the teapot and spelling of grey!❤😊
Merry Christmas Kevin and Ray 🎄 . I look forward to your podcast each fortnight 😊
Merry Christmas 🎄! What stunning gifts knits. Happy New Year 🎊! Happy knitting 💚🧶🩷
Fun, beautiful and fantastic gifts for your family!
The dye class sounds fascinating.
Merry Christmas and best wishes for the coming year!
Love, ❤, Love Mr. Ballen Studios. He recently finished a live tour in your part of the world. I think it would be cool to meet him.
Love you guys more!!! ❤ You're the best part of my weekend!!!!
Thank you Kevin and Ray. Have a Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Kevin and Ray! Wishing you both a beautiful, joyful holiday with loved ones. Looking forward to seeing you in 2025!
Happy Holidays ! Have lots of fun with your families. Take Care.
Thanks Kevin and Ray have a fantastic XMAS over here its 24 for us
Merry Christmas Kevin and Ray. Thank you both for your podcasts and all the inspiration. You two are the best.
Merry Christmas Guys thanks for all your inspirations and wonderful podcasts🎄🎄🎄
Hi Kevin & Ray,
I absolutely love your podcast! I’m sure you’ll get more comfortable working with DPNs as time goes on. As for me, while I’m not quite sure how to do the magic loop, I’m very comfortable using DPNs and circular needles-just not regular straight ones.
Wishing you both a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy New Year!
Merry Christmas boys and all the best for the New Year love love love the show you two are the absolute best love Julie xxxxx
I am watching your podcast just now and my budgie Sky is flying around and when Skylor was chirping quite loudly Sky was joining in, made me laugh. 😅 Always enjoy your podcasts. Happy Holidays from Scotland.
Merry Christmas, thanks for all the fun this year and all the best for 2025!🥂🍾
Merry Christmas 🎄 Hope the holiday season brings you lots of joy 😊
Kevin,
I made my husband a basic raglan out of the same “steel” yarn. Love it!!!!
Another great podcast, a very merry Christmas to you both. Have to agree with you, love Mr Bollan.
Ray thx for the explanation on DK sock sizing with Kay's vanilla pattern. I chose to stay in the denial and anger phases, lol, when it didn't fit. I'm so glad you technically explained, SO HELPFUL. I'm moving along to acceptance phase. #patterngrief
Love this, hope the next pair work out fine!
Thank you for a wonderful year! I wish you a very Merry Christmas🎄🎅. Looking forward to another great year in 2025!!
Great podcast! Merry Christmas to you both. 🎅😘👍
I started binge watching all your. Shows from the beginning because I recently got a bigger screen tv. I’ve been watching you since Ep. 1. Today I looked up on Siri where your play on words for your title comes from. In Old European war battles. The two sides would halt the battle for each side to remove the dead and wounded from the battlefield. When each side was ready to resume fighting, they would fire 3 shots to indicate that their side had “guns at the ready.”
Great video as usual chaps. Have a great Christmas 👍
Hi Kevin , Ray and Skylar,
Beautiful Christmas 🎄 Tree! Truly enjoy your inspiring podcast! Love hearing Skylar🐦 in the background! Happy you finished your class Ray! Merry Christmas 🎅 and Happy New Year to you and your family! Happy Knitting! 🧶
Doo-brov-nick! Beautiful town in Croatia where they filmed GOT!
Merry Christmas!!! My cat heard the birdie and watched the tv lol
Merry Christmas to both of you! I'm working on my last knitted gift (a ribbed hat). Always down to the wire. I love listening to Mr. Ballen, strange, dark and mysterious. He's great. An ex navy seal.
Merry Christmas guys! Thanks for another great episode.
Merry Christmas! No tube dudes this year, I just realized. Great episode as always. Have a happy and safe holiday! ❤❤❤
Hello and Merry Christmas. I love your podcast. I am not in the holiday spirit either don’t feel bad. I have not decorated at all. BTW, I live in Rhode Island. I recently found your podcast and I am enjoying it very much. I’ve also purchase several skeins of yarn and it’s beautiful merry Christmas. I love the shawl that Ray is wearing
Merry Christmas to you both! I agree that the season feels off this year. I am blaming late Thanksgiving, but who knows.
Happy Yuletide gentlemen!! Don't feel like it's just y'all. This Christmas blah is everywhere. For me Thankagiving was so late, and Texas has been hot. It's hard to get in the mood when it's 80. Here's to you to have a fabulous New Year. Blessings!!
Ray just want to thank you for talking about the 13th paladin series. I was just finishing up my latest audible “read” and started it right after your last podcast and I LOVE it. Btw the next time we run into each other remind me and I’ll tell you both a really good story of UFOs when I was a flight nurse out in Colorado 👽🛸
Happy Holidays to you as well, enjoy time with your families! Happy New Year!🥰🇨🇦Sharon.
Merry Christmas. Loved the gifts for the kids that you made.
Yes to vacation house in RI! Check out the beach communties in Westerly and Charlestown (where I have a house). Dubrovnik is in Croatia ;) Accent on the 2nd sylllable. Happy Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you and yours!!!
I wish you the happiest Christmas.
I understand Kevin’s feeling of being overwhelmed by all of the things I want to make. I just decided to make a list of the many things I want right now, put them all in a jar and had my husband draw one out; takes the pressure off of having to decide. Happy Holidays to all.
Kevin as a teacher I always tell my students to swatch the different colors. The darker the color the gauge can change. Just for giggles try it.
Tree looks so great! And love Ray’s shawl..and Kevin’s hat
Wishing you both a Merry Christmas!!!!! 🎁🎁💜💜
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Merry christmas boys 🎁🧑🎄🎄
I am sure that Skylar said the words Secret Santa and also said it’s a secret lol. I enjoy watching MrBallen and I agree it is dark and disturbing but it is great if you are into it but not for everyone. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 😊
I’m making the wander with your yarn
Nope it’s not just y’all. I’m not into the Christmas spirit this year either. I’ve had a few very close friends given horrible health news so I’m very eh and into praying 🙏 a lot 😢😢🙏✝️🙏✝️
Oh that hat Ray knitted was beautiful 🧶👏🏻👍🏻
Love notes that Kevin knit was so lovely too. Those kiddos will love their presents 👍🏻🧶🥰🥰
At least you finished what you needed to do for Christmas. 🎄
I hope the two of you have a wonderful blessed Christmas
When my grandkids got older we had an us only day. As a retired RN I couldn’t always get to the weekend parties. We went wherever that child chose. Very expensive lol. Most fun in my life!
Have a great Christmas
Ajax hat is awesome, Ray! But Southern Hemisphere summer solstice really doesn't lend itself to knitted gifts. Gotta say I prefer Ranunculus over Lovenote, I like less open lace, but nice yarn effect, Kevin
Great episode. I like true crime podcasts and mysteries. What I don't mess with is paranormal stuff. Stories so freaky they had to call Ed & Lorraine Warren. The poltergeist at 966 Lindley Street in Bridgeport November of 1974. That was 50 years ago, and I still won't walk past that house.
I made a chicken for my partner recently and he loves it. We named the chicken Boc Boc. I’m now making a second one.
I am right there with you, it doesn’t feel like Christmas this year. I’ve tired all the things & nothing is helping. I guess it’s a Bah Hum Bug year. 😉
Blessed yule!!
I agree with Ray, NO tequila!!
I had my first and only fight under the influence of tequila, a guy said something off color toward my bff, so I punched him.
I also agree don't block the hat, they feel so much more smooshy when they're not blocked.
Dubrovnik, a city in Croatia.
(due-brov-nick... Or with a strong Russian accent da-brov-nick and remember to roll that R!) 😂😂😂
Like many of the other commenters said, it just doesn't feel Christmassy this year.
But have an awesome holiday season with your families!!!
The kids are going to love everything!!
OMG LOVE John B Allen!!
He's such a great storyteller!!!
I don't consider him that dark, but then again, I worked the thin gold line for 32 years.
Thank you! 🙏
I love hearing Skylar!
Please move to RI !
Tequila is not my friend …
I'm not in the spirit either but that will change. I'm a lumberjack and I'm okay! Sorry couldn't help it! Does Schuyler love your tree 🌲? Wonderful FO s! Great cabled hat! Beautiful sweater and cute stuffies! Dying to see your dying! Cool! I haven't started my socks but I peeked anyway! I like the knitwear you are sporting! Always glad to see you are so good at breaking the bank! Happy Chrismakkah! Enjoy!
🧶🧶🎄🎅🎄🧶🧶
Merry Christmas 🎉
Hello Kevin and Ray, from Swansea, Illinois. ❤❤❤❤
Hi Kevin and Ray. Does Skyler sit in your Christmas tree? That would be so fun. I love birds❤. I can't have a budgie cos I have a cat and am supposing the two would not get on. Ie one would eat the other😂 and my flat is tiny. Merry Christmas and a happy new year to two of my favourite youtubers ❤❤❤
Merry Christmas guys.
I wish you and all your loved ones a very good holiday season. May 2025 bring health, joy, peace, and lots of free time for creativity. 🎄 🌟 ❄
Merry Christmas Boyz! Thanks for a year's worth of fun and fiber inspiration. See ya at Vogue? Knit in good heath and Happy New Year. xx, @Professor Purl
Knitty Mcpurly dyes a yarn with a yarn base she calls Dubrovnik. It is named for a city in Croatia
Merry Christmas
Spring equinox. Merry Christmas.
Agree with the tequila effects. It makes me want to swing from a chandelier.
Merry Christmas!
Dubrovnik is a beautiful city in Croatia - it was Kings Landing in GoT
I suggest the Podcast Morbid with Ash and Alania if you like Mr. Ballen. I also think at the start of the New Year they will be posting video versions of the podcast instead of just audio.
I love the chicken!
Hey, how about the recipe for the magic bars? Another great podcast. Thanks guys. Merry Christmas to you.
Happy Holidays 🎉
Love you both.
Does Skylar ever hang out in your Christmas tree? I keep waiting to see him hanging out behind you!😂
I’m knitting my 7th gift emotional chickens last one for baby who arrived yesterday 21/12/24 better get a move on & stop watching vlogs
Have a great Christmas guys Thank You for 2024 vlogs
Huge big virtual hug 💙💙🎄
Woooohoooooooo. Yeah me! Happy Christmas
I love Skylar.
Dubrovnik is in Croatia I believe
Wonder if Tyler flys into the tree?
What are the names of YOUR chickens that you sleep with?
Yay!!
What does Skylar think of the Christmas tree?
I sent a couple socks to Sam. 😊
Dubrovnik is a City in Croatia, Europe 😂..
Duh bro va nick, croatia